Pete Croatto

Bringing Elmore Leonard Into Sight: Part II

Bringing Elmore Leonard Into Sight: Part II

Screenwriter Scott Frank talks about his involvement in bringing Elmore Leonard's novel "Out of Sight" from page to screen.

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Elmore Leonard

By Pete Croatto. In July ’13, less than a month before Leonard’s death at age 87, Frank spoke extensively to Creative Screenwriting about his involvement in bringing Out of Sight from the page to the screen.  We are now delighted to bring you Part II of that interview. (Part I Here). This interview has been […]

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Bringing Elmore Leonard Into Sight: Part I

Bringing Elmore Leonard Into Sight: Part I

Screenwriter Scott Frank talks about his involvement in bringing Elmore Leonard's novel "Out of Sight" from page to screen.

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Elmore Leonard

By Pete Croatto. Out of Sight’s screenwriter, Scott Frank, remembers settling into a night at the movies at a Pasadena theater with his wife and his parents. It was May 1998, so the trailers for the summer movies rolled along: Armageddon, Saving Private Ryan and, finally, Out of Sight. When it finished, a woman directly […]